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Approvals from Slack and email.
Later: in the public beta you approve in the app, and this switches on after it. Then you can keep Propel moving without opening the app. A daily email lists what is waiting, with Approve and Reject buttons. Slack notices have the same buttons, plus Answer. When it asks a question by email, reply in your own words and it reads the answer.
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Approvals from Slack and email are not in the public beta. They switch on after it, and work as below.
How do email approvals work?
- One summary a day, at the hour you choose (8 in the morning unless you change it), only when there is something to say.
- Each piece waiting has Approve and Reject buttons. Each button works once and expires after 72 hours.
- When Propel asks you a question by email, reply from your own address and it reads your answer. A reply answers a question; it does not approve a piece.
How do Slack approvals work?
- Connect Slack to your workspace.
- Link your own Slack account with
/propel link. - Notices arrive with Approve, Reject and Answer buttons, and quotes with Go ahead and Not now. Each button is tied to you and works once.
What if nobody answers?
A job waiting on you gets one reminder after a day. A job that started on its own and waits three days with no answer stops, so nothing happens long after you stopped looking.